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Happy New Year! A Few Random Pictures from the First Morning of 2017

January 1, 2017 by Ole 6 Comments

The first sunrise of 2017. The view from Lake Mathews in Riverside, California.

The First Sunrise of 2017 over Lake Mathews

A seemingly fat and happy hawk overlooking “A” Street / Citrus Heights Drive in Riverside, California.

A seemingly fat and happy hawk

A seemingly fat and happy hawk

A millipede crossing “A” Street / Citrus Heights Drive in Riverside, California.

Millipede Crossing "A" Street in Riverside, CA

Hope everyone has a great 2017.

Filed Under: Animals, Sights, Uncategorized Tagged With: birds, hawk, inland empire, inland empire hiking, lake mathews, riverside california, riverside hiking, sunrise

A Morning at Fairmount Park in Riverside, CA

December 6, 2016 by Ole Leave a Comment

I have lived in Riverside for thirteen years, and have never visited Fairmount Park in Riverside, California.

This past weekend after I dropped my oldest son off to take the SAT, I decided to take a walk around the park. Here are a few pictures:

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Fairmount Park - Riverside

For a minute, I thought this Greylag Goose was going to charge me. He decided to pose instead.

Fairmount Park - Riverside

A bunch of coots.

Fairmount Park - Riverside

These Muscovy ducks seemed to be talking to each other.

Fairmount Park - Riverside

I didn’t walk near the tank on this visit, but I was very curious about its background. I found a page on the City’s website that provides a little bit of the history. Here is a summary:

The tank is a light amphibious tracked vehicle called the LVT (Landing Vehicle, Tracked). The LVTs were produced here in Riverside during World War II by the FMC Corporation. The same company also retrofitted these vehicles for use in the Korean War. The LVT was also known as the Water Buffalo.

“In 1949 a monument, complete with LVT, was dedicated to the factory war workers at Fairmount Park near the location where they had conducted testing.”

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Canadian geese.

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Fairmount Park - Riverside

Filed Under: Animals, Sights, Uncategorized Tagged With: birds, city of riverside, fairmount park, inland empire, riverside, riverside california

Planes Over Lake Mathews – 04/30/2016

April 30, 2016 by Ole Leave a Comment

I was treated to a mini air show today over Lake Mathews.

It seemed to be an air-to-air photography session. The planes were too high to get good pictures from the ground, but I still tried…

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

If you know anything about any of these planes, please let me know. I’ll try to research the ones that have identification.

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

How do you get this photography job? Awesome.

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

RPD showed up too.

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Airplanes over Lake Mathews 04/30/2016

Filed Under: Sights Tagged With: air show, airplane, lake mathews

Early Morning Full Moon – Good Morning Riverside.

March 24, 2016 by Ole Leave a Comment

Taking the kids to school when the moon is still shining just doesn’t seem right.

Good morning Riverside.

Early morning full moon

Early morning full moon

Van Buren Drive-In Early AM

Filed Under: Sights Tagged With: good morning riverside, moon, van buren drive-in

Bald Eagle Sighting at Lake Mathews – Jan 20, 2016

January 20, 2016 by Ole 1 Comment

Driving by Lake Mathews today, my wife yelled, “There they are!”

She was referring to the bald eagles we have heard about that nest at Lake Mathews during the winter. Here is the iPhone picture I snapped when we pulled over:

Bald Eagles at Lake Mathews

We immediately turned around and headed home to grab our cameras.  When we returned, we were fortunate that this beautiful bald eagle was still hanging around enjoying a meal:  

Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews

Just as I was walking along the roadway to try a different vantage point, the eagle flew away…

Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews

Fortunately, the eagle landed on the Cajalco side of the dam. Although we couldn’t get close enough to get great pictures, we still managed to get a few that were decent enough to post:

Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews

Seeing our national emblem out in the wild was such a great experience.

“The Congress finds as follows: (1) The bald eagle was designated as the national emblem of the United States on June 20, 1782, by our country’s Founding Fathers at the Second Continental Congress. – From the American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act

Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews

A few facts from The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:

Distinguished by a white head and white tail feathers, bald eagles are powerful, brown birds that may weigh 14 pounds and have a wingspan of 8 feet. Male eagles are smaller, weighing as much as 10 pounds and have a wingspan of 6 feet. […]

Eagles mate for life, choosing the tops of large trees to build nests, which they typically use and enlarge each year. Nests may reach 10 feet across and weigh a half ton. They may also have one or more alternate nests within their breeding territory. […]

Bald Eagles may live 15 to 25 years in the wild, longer in captivity.

Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews

After watching this beautiful creature for a few moments, it flew away.

Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews
Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews
Bald Eagle at Lake Mathews

Filed Under: Animals, Sights Tagged With: bald eagle, birds, lake mathews

Sights: Helicopter at the Park

October 18, 2015 by Ole Leave a Comment

A helicopter at the park… not something I’m used to seeing every day.

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Thankfully, this wasn’t a medical emergency.

The crew of this helicopter along with Riverside County’s Fire and Sheriff Departments participated in a safety fair held at the Victoria Grove Community Park yesterday in Riverside.

Here are a few pictures:

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Filed Under: Sights, Uncategorized Tagged With: fire, first responders, helicopter, sheriff

TBT – Prado Flooding in January 2005

April 9, 2015 by Ole Leave a Comment

With our current drought conditions, I thought I would post some pictures of a time when we had a lot of rain. I took these shots from the 91 (on an old cell phone) of the flooding in January 2005 that flooded and eroded part of the Green River golf course.

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Here are a few more pictures of the river basin next to the golf course before part of the golf course eroded and the basin was rebuilt.

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Filed Under: Public Works, Sights, Traffic Tagged With: prado dam

Sights: Snow Day in Riverside and Beyond

December 31, 2014 by Ole Leave a Comment

A few pictures of the local snow early this morning…

Views from Lake Mathews Dam…

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A sight you don’t normally see on the 91 in Riverside…

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The Moreno Valley “M” on Box Springs Mountain…

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Happy New Year!

Filed Under: Sights, Uncategorized Tagged With: moreno valley, riverside

Sights: Dos Lagos – Corona, 05/02/14

May 2, 2014 by Ole Leave a Comment

Nice day.

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Click on the image for a larger version.

Filed Under: Sights, Uncategorized Tagged With: corona, dos lagos

Sights: Space Shuttle Endeavour on the Streets of LA

October 15, 2012 by Ole Leave a Comment

We drove out to Los Angeles yesterday to see the Space Shuttle Endeavour. We caught up to the shuttle at Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Menlo Ave. / Bill Robertson Ln. Thousands of other people were there too…

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Space Shuttle Endeavour on Bill Robertson Ln. - Los Angeles

What an amazing sight.

The Space Shuttle Endeavour will be on display at the California Science Center beginning 10/30/12.

Filed Under: Sights Tagged With: beyond riverside, endeavour, space shuttle

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